The table below shows data for the field Are referendum results binding? , which is part of our database Direct Democracy. The countries shown can be limited by region and by field value.
Another way people rationalize the status quo is through the use of stereotypes. When people perceive threats to the predominant system, they are more inclined to cling to and back the existing structure, and one way of doing so is by means of endorsing stereotypes that rationalize inequality.
We accept the status quo for what it is because everyone around us does. We tip toe our way through life by doing things in order to please others, not because itâs what we believe in. Eventually our actions, appearances, and lives become moulded by how we think other people perceive us.